19th Regiment
Veteran Reserve Corps*

Officers


Source:  Official Army Register of the Volunteer Forces, U. S. Army, Part VIII: Territories, Veteran Reserve Corps, U. S. Veteran Volunteers, U. S. Colored Troops, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., July 15, 1867.

Name

Rank

Date of Rank

Remarks

Oscar V. Dayton Colonel December 4, 1863 Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865
Newton T. Colby Lieut. Colonel December 4, 1863  
John H. Donovan Major December 4, 1863 Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865
Eleazer H. Ripley1 Captain September 30, 1863  
Thomas F. Goodwin Captain October 30, 1863  
William H. H. Peck Captain December 10, 1863  
Albert W. Hayes Captain December 10, 1863  
Wallace W. Tyler1 Captain December 10, 1863  
Gilbert R. Chandler Captain December 10, 1863  
William C. Alberger Captain January 29, 1864 Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865
William W. Rogers Captain February 6, 1864 Brevet Lieut. Colonel, March 13, 1865
Frederick M. H. Kendrick1 Captain March 25, 1864  
John Leonard Captain August 25, 1864 Brevet Major, November 7, 1865
James De Gray 1st Lt. February 3, 1864  
W. James Kay1 1st Lt. March 14, 1864 Adjutant; Brevet Captain, March 13, 1865
Owen W. Cotton 1st Lt. March 25, 1864  
Daniel M. White1 1st Lt. August 11, 1864  
Michael E. Jenks 1st Lt. December 3, 1864 Regimental Quarter Master
James L. Lott 1st Lt. December 3, 1864  
James Joyes 1st Lt. January 15, 1865  
Byron S. Fitch 1st Lt. February 10, 1865  
John A. Laing 1st Lt. March 15, 1865 Brevet Captain, March 13, 1865
J. Albert Sayler 2d Lt. August 1, 1863  
David W. Gemmill 2d Lt. October 12, 1863  
Henry K. W. Ayres1 2d Lt. March 18, 1864  
Byron E. Hess 2d Lt. March 25, 1864  

1Retained in Service.

Casualties

Promoted (2)

Captain John H. Gardner, October 28, 1863, to Major, 5th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. Daniel S. Leslie, June 14, 1865 to Captain, 104th U. S. Colored Troop.

Transferred (15)

Captain Samuel Carr, November 13. 1863, to 20th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Captain Walter Forehand, January 14, 1864, to 133d Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Captain William R. Riddle, February 13, 1864, to 6th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Captain William H. Merrill, April 12, 1864, to 76th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Captain George W. Z. Black, April 12, 1864, to 81st Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. John F. Holman, November 23, 1863, to 6th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. Thomas J. Langley, March 4, 1864, to 6th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. William H. Cornelius, April 12, 1864, to 23d Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. William F. De Knight, April 12, 1864, to 76th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. Oliver B. Gray, June 10, 1864, to 16th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
2d Lt. John F. Davis, November 9, 1863, to unassigned officers, Veteran Reserve Corps.
2d Lt. Peter P. Bergeven, April 12, 1864, to 75th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
2d Lt. Frederick M. Kimball, April 12, 1864, to 18th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
2d Lt. Thomas W. Robertson, May 17, 1864, to 79th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
2d Lt. George H. Ziegler, July 27, 1864, to 162d Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.

Resigned (3)

Captain William C. Alberger,(Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865), August 20, 1866.
2d Lt. Benjamin McFadden, July 11, 1864.
2d Lt. George A. Armes, October 28, 1864.

Discharged (18)

Colonel Oscar V. Dayton, (Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865), August 29, 1866.
Lieut. Colonel Newton T. Colby, June 30, 1866.
Major John H. Donovan, (Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865), November 23, 1866.
Captain Albert W. Hayes, May 7, 1866.
Captain Thomas F. Goodwin, June 30, 1866.
Captain John Leonard, (Brevet Major, November 7, 1865), January 2, 1867.
Captain William W. Rogers, (Brevet Lieut. Colonel, March 13, 1865), January 13, 1867.
Captain William H. H. Peck, September 28, 1867.
Captain Gilbert R. Chandler, October 8, 1867.
1st Lt. Byron S. Fitch, November 15, 1865.
1st Lt. James Joyes, June 25, 1866.
1st Lt. Michael E. Jenks, Regimental Quarter Master, June 30, 1866.
1st Lt. John A. Laing, June 30, 1866.
1st Lt. Owen W. Cotton, February 30, 1866.
2d Lt. David W. Gemmill, June 30, 1866.
2d Lt. Byron E. Hess, October 6, 1866.
2d Lt. J. Albert Sayler, October 27, 1866.

Dismissed (1)

Captain Milo W. Locke, August 25, 1863.

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*This roster of officers is given as it stood November 23, 1865.

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